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Communty health survey online

Ledger Staff Report The Lamar Ledger

Posted:
12/06/2012 09:00:00 PM MST

Prowers Medical Center, High Plains Community Health Center, Prowers County Public Health & Environment and Southeast Behavioral Health Group have contracted with Colorado Strides, a program of the Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) to assess community health needs in Prowers County. This assessment is made possible by funding from these four Healthcare Partners; and the Colorado Rural Health Center, through a grant they received from The Colorado Health Foundation.

The process provides an opportunity for the residents in Prowers County to come together to discuss where the communities of Prowers County are, and where they would like to be, in terms of health, healthcare, and healthy living. This is a great opportunity to have a positive impact on our community.

The public has been invited to attend a series of three meetings and provide feedback to the Healthcare Partners identified above regarding the health in the area. The first meeting in this process took place recently. Approximately, 32 individuals attended and participated in constructive discussions.

The next step to this process is to invite Prowers County residents to complete a community questionnaire/survey that will allow the residents and local healthcare leaders to engage in an analysis of health, healthy living, and healthcare in Prowers County. Completion of the survey will help to identify and address community health needs in our healthcare service area.

You can access the Health Needs Survey for Prowers County through our facility Web site

prowersmedical.com'>prowersmedical.com. Links to the survey in both English and Spanish can be located on the left-hand side of our Home Page. Look for the link titles of "Prowers County Survey" and "Prowers County Survey - Spanish" .

Click on the survey link of your choice and the survey will appear for your completion. It is preferred that you complete the survey electronically as the survey will automatically be submitted for anonymous review. This will also allow for more timely tabulations of the completed surveys by the Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC). If you desire to complete the survey through hard copy, please print off a copy, complete and return them to my office as soon as possible. All hard copies of the surveys will be put into a designated envelope to maintain confidentiality and will then be mailed to the Colorado Rural Health Center to be included in the results.

The deadline for completing a survey is Fri., Dec. 14, 2012! The survey will CLOSE on that day.

Survey results will be communicated at the next Prowers County Community Health Needs Assessment Meeting scheduled for Wed., Jan. 9, 2013.

Join us in this process! Colorado Strides works with communities on issues associated with community development, economic development, and local leadership development. Help us become a community with vibrant economies, well developed amenities, and engaged leaders so we can provide the best quality care, as well as recruit and retain healthcare providers, an issue that hampers access to care in many parts of rural America.

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